Sailing Through Life
During a recent coffee talk, the idea of sailing as a metaphor for life came about. So, pull down your sailor’s cap tight—we’re headed for metaphor-filled waters!
How Do We Tackle Childhood Obesity?
Close to 20% of American kids aged 2-19 are obese. No one can say exactly why.
Your Concept for the New Year
Health and Fitness Bloggers kind of have to address the concept of New Year’s resolutions at this time of year. We can’t really ignore it. It’s a thing.
Coffee Talk
We thought we would finish off the year with some actual coffee talk about…um, well…Coffee!
One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy
The year is coming to an end, and a lot of people around the globe are assessing their life choices.
To Thrive at 75
If you’re interested in longevity (and eventually you will be) thriving at 75 is a good goal to keep in mind. Something shocking, and a bit mysterious, happens at 75 years of age. In general, people’s activity, muscle mass, and strength drop off like a cliff–if you were to chart it on a graph.
Vegan or Carnivore?
The header for this article is maybe a bit misleading, but it touches upon a topic that we have talked about lately, and the conundrum goes something like this.
“We are Venom!”
The alien invasion into his body has given him super strength and made Brock a super (anti-) hero. Sounds a bit far fetched, right? Well, not so fast…
Get in get it done and get out
If you have read any of our previous articles, you will know that we are advocates of a moderate or middle-of-the-road approach to almost anything. We often see people get motivated to better themselves, start way too aggressively, burn out, and end up back where they started.
As you age
It’s not always easy to hit middle age. You feel that your abilities start to slip and you’re not as sharp as you once were.
Why So Much Bad News?
Any glance at the myriad of world news outlets is guaranteed to give you one thing: Bad news. But is life on this planet really so bad, or is there some kind of human longing for negativity?
Longevity Metrics
Longevity has become big business these days–I mean who doesn’t want to live longer, assuming that quality of life also continues? As time goes on, there has been more and more research regarding what specific metrics you can improve in order to lengthen both your healthspan and lifespan.
Keeping the Focus on Myself
Most of life happens in the gray. Most of life is messy. But if we strive to keep the focus on ourselves, we will be well on our way to communicating in a more effective manner–even if we don’t do it perfectly.
Do more stuff that likes you, instead of only doing stuff you like!
This probably sounds a bit nonsensical, or something an inebriated simpleton might say on a Friday night, but we think that this sentence hits a note in the modern human condition that plagues our society.
4000 Weeks
The realization that you only have 4000 weeks to fulfill all the stuff that you want to do can be a scary and unpleasant thought, but if you contemplate this notion for a while, it can be a liberating realization as well.
Oops! I’m behind…
Ugh. That feeling–you’ve let things pile up. Maybe you’ve been going through a bit of a slump. Low energy, little or no motivation, and the pressure of looming deadlines have caused a bit of a paralysis.
Life is long
We’ve been diving a bit deeper into stress and trauma lately, and today we want to look at a different side of this story.
The Science/Practice Gap
You don’t have to wait until some serious health incident occurs in your life, and please don’t.
Statistically Speaking, You’re Not a Loser
In statistics there is a law saying you can’t take something specific and generalize it. And, of course, that makes logical sense. So despite whatever tough times we are going through–whatever specific things are going on with us–we cannot conclude that we are losers or failures
Habit Stacking
Habit stacking is an amazing way to incorporate new habits into your day by piggybacking them onto existing habits and routines.